Seat for bath-tubs



(N0 Model.)

S. NEWMAN & H. R. BOTHWELL.

' SEAT FOR BATH TUBS.

No. 546,180. Patented Sept. 10,1895.

Uwrrnn STATES PATENT Orrrone SAhilUEhNEVVMAN AND HENRY R. BOTHWEL L, OFCINCINNATI, OHIO.

SEAT FOR BATH-=TUBS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 546,180, datedSeptember 10, 1895.

Application filed April 15, 1895- Serial No 545,759. No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

le it known that we, SAMUEL NEWMAN,a citizen of the United States, andHENRY R. BOTHWELL, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residin at-Oincinuati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Seats for Bath-Tubs, which improvement isfully set forth in the following specification and accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure I is a side view of our improved seat forbath-tubs, Fig. 11 a top or plan view, and llI an enlarged detail viewshowing the method of adjusting the length of the lateral braces.

The purpose of our invention is to provide a useful, convenient, andinexpensive adjunct for bath-tubs, the same consisting of a seat whichis easily attached at any desired position within the tub and which maybe readily detached and removed when not in use.

The peculiar construction and various advantages of the device will beapparent by referring to the accompanying drawings, in which Arepresents a cross-section of an ordinary bath-tub. The seat 2 ispreferably made of hard wood, which should be protected from the actionof the water by suitable varnish or oil-finish. A hollow cast-metalclamp 3, having radiating fingers, is attached to the under side of theseat byscrews and has a downwardly projecting socket t to receive thelower end of the hanger 5, which is secured by a set-screw 6. The upperend of the hanger is bent in the form of an inverted V, so that it mayreadily adjust itself to the edge of the tub. In order to protect theenamel or painted surface of the tub from defacement or in j ury, whichmight be caused by the chafin g action of the hook, the upper part ofthe hanger is enveloped by a sleeve 7, composed of rubber or anyequivalent material.. The lower part of the hanger, together with theclamp and the other exposed metal surfaces,

should be j apanned or otherwise guarded against the corrosive action of.rnoisture. The lateral braces 8 or feet of the stool are made of ametal rod or bar doubled in the center, as shown in Fig. 3. Theextremities are bent divergingly outwardly and downwardly and have theirends shod with rubber ti s.

lt it be preferred, the upper portion of the hanger may be divided,forming two divergent branches, both of which are provided withself-adjusting hooks. I

In order to secure means for adjusting the seat in a horizontal positionthe clamp 3 has on its inner side a longitudinal rib 9, provided with aseries of notches adapted to engage the doubled or looped end of thelateral braces. The change of adjustment is effected by partlywithdrawing the screws which fasten the clamp to the seat and releasingthe loop, which may then be shifted in either direction, as desired, andmade fast in another notch.

hat we claim as new is,-

The combination with a bath-tub of the herein described seat, providedon its under side with a clamp having on its upper side a cavity lateralbraces or feet 8, means for adjusting and retaining the lateral braces 8within the cavity, hanger 5 the depending socket 4 to receive the lowerend of the hanger 5, the self-adjusting hook formed on the up per end ofthe hanger and the protecting sleeve inclosing the shank of the hangerall constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purposesherein specified.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing we have hereunto set our hands,this 1st day April, 1895, in the presence of witnesses.

SAMUEL NEWMAN. HENRY R. BOTHWELL. iVitnesses:

AMANDA SANDER, CHAS. A. J. WALKER.

